Madam Cao nodded in agreement, adding, "You are a blessed lady."
She never imagined that her family of three, originally impoverished commoners who had never seen the world, would, with Qiu Yan's help, live a life several times better than any previous generation.
Although she was a slave, she was content.
However, she thought that her daughter was getting on in years and was worried about her future.
However, Zhu Juan, who was in another courtyard with Gu Xiaoran, had no idea what her mother was thinking.
She was solely focused on cleaning the young master's bedroom.
“Young master, after this year we will be fourteen years old. From now on, we can’t run around anymore.”
The shocking assassination attempt still haunts Zhu Juan, leaving her deeply disturbed and filled with lingering fear whenever she thinks about it.
"Oh dear, Aunt Zhu, you've become like an old woman now," Gu Xiaoran said, sitting on the steps, looking at the sun in the sky.
"I'm not a three-year-old child."
Aunt Zhu, like his mother, always liked to educate him.
"Yes, yes, young master, you're not a child anymore, but tell me yourself, how much trouble have you caused over the years?"
"Aunt Zhu, we've finally arrived in Shangjin, please let me have some peace and quiet." Gu Xiaoran rested her chin on her hands, her eyes darting around.
"Aunt Zhu, how old will you be after the New Year?"
"Young Master, why are you asking this?" Zhu Juan smiled with lowered eyes, but her smile froze on her face because of Gu Xiaoran's next words.
"Aunt Zhu should be two years older than my mother, she should have been married long ago."
Gu Xiaoran didn't want Aunt Zhu to be held back because of him.
But now that I think about it, it's already too late.
In his mind, Aunt Zhu was not just his maid, but also a family member. Therefore, he needed to consider Aunt Zhu's marriage.
Zhu Juan shook her head, subconsciously biting her lower lip.
"Young mistress, don't you want Aunt Zhu anymore?" Her master had mentioned it to her before; if she met someone she liked, he could arrange a marriage.
However, she politely declined all offers, citing her reason for caring for the young master.
"No, Aunt Zhu, you've misunderstood me." Gu Xiaoran moved closer to Zhu Juan and smiled at her.
"Men should marry when they come of age and women should marry when they come of age. Besides, Zhu Juan is already this age. How can she not get married?"
Zhu Juan lowered her eyes, glancing at a dark shadow on the rooftop before quickly looking away.
"Aunt Zhu only wants to stay with the young master."
"Sigh." Gu Xiaoran sighed. Her mother was hoping that Aunt Ling'er would get married soon, but Aunt Zhu's life-long happiness had been delayed.
"Aunt Zhu, even after we get married, you can still stay with me."
After he finished speaking, he smiled and looked at the shadows on the roof.
"Don't you think so, Uncle Xuanming?"
Thump—
On the rooftop, Xuanming, who had been so meticulously protecting his young master, unexpectedly tumbled off the roof without warning.
His face was filled with embarrassment.
"Yes, young master is absolutely right."
"Haha..." Gu Xiaoran laughed a few times at the two of them.
“Uncle Xuanming, my yard is too big. Aunt Zhu can’t clean it all by herself. Can you help me out?”
“…Yes.” Xuanming clasped his hands in a fist salute, then secretly glanced at Zhu Juan, whose face was flushed and who was smiling shyly with her eyes lowered.
Then, Gu Xiaoran called out loudly to the other person on the roof:
"Uncle Xuanying, come down here too and show me around this mansion."
...
Inside the main courtyard, Gu Qian and Qiu Yan were also diligently cleaning.
While cleaning, Qiu Yan thought about the brief time she spent when she first came to the General's Mansion a few years ago.
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